Cassius was a French electronic music duo comprising of producers Phillipe … Read Full Bio ↴Cassius was a French electronic music duo comprising of producers Phillipe Cerboneschi and Hubert Blanc-Francard, better known as Philippe Zdar and Boom Bass. They started working together in 1994, producing a hip-hop project called La Funk Mob. They started remixing tracks under the Cassius name in 1997, for acts such as Air and Daft Punk, before producing their own original works.

As hard rock and funk fans, Zdar (Philippe) and Boom-Bass (Hubert) first made their mark producing and engineering the sound sought by hip-hop artists - their great passion of the early ‘90s. But the raves Zdar attended converted him to house music and, with Etienne de Crécy, he founded Motorbass. British media opinion surveys chose Motorbass’s “Pansoul” as one of the year’s best albums, all styles combined.

BoomBass was soon infected by the techno speed-up, and hooked up with Zdar for a new project, called Cassius. The duo’s first album, 1999, is a collection of instrumental tracks recorded over the two previous years.

Their first single was Foxxy, a self-published track, in 1996. In January 1999, they released their first hit single Cassius 1999 on Virgin Records, entering the UK Top 40 chart at number seven. This was soon followed by their debut album, 1999, which had two more single released from it, Feeling For You and La Mouche.

2002 saw their second album release, Au Rêve. This featured the feverish "empowered female disco" track I'm A Woman, with Jocelyn Brown on vocals, as well as the hit single The Sound Of Violence, featuring Steve Edwards on vocals. This album also had collaborations with Wu-Tang Clan member Ghostface Killah and Leroy Burgess.

Cassius returned to the studio in 2006, for the more experimental single Toop Toop, but the next album, titled 15 Again, featured more vocal collaborations than the duo had done with Au Rêve.

While rehearsing their 15 Again album tour, Cassius provided the community with the a cappella track of their single Toop Toop and encouraged fans and friends to start remixing the song. It became an immediate success: the band started the Cassius Workshop project and released more a cappellas for remixing purposes. They claim to have received more than 400 remixes.

On 19 June 2019, two days before the release of Cassius's fifth album Dreems, Zdar died after falling from a building in Paris. He was 52 years old. On the release day of Dreems, the band announced that the album was the final album from Cassius.

(2) Cassius formed in the winter of 2003 in Richmond, Virginia. Drawing members from previous local bands, the band began writing new material and playing regional shows. After many setbacks and line up changes, Cassius decided it was time to buckle down and get serious. After recording their debut full length I Am Jim Jones with Chris Dowhan from Red Planet Studios (Scarlet / Twelve Tribes / Black Dahlia Murder), Cassius cancelled the lease on their apartment, bought a van and trailer and began booking whatever tours they could. Hard work and strong friendships brought them to their current position and with focus and determination, Cassius are hell bent on making themselves a house hold name within the metal and hardcore community. Despite not having a record to tour on previously, Cassius has already completed successful tours with bands like Ed Gein, Misery Signals, Ion Dissonance, Through The Eyes Of The Dead, and Despised Icon to name a few.
They signed to Lifeforce Records, and released I Am Jim Jones in January 2007.

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OOOOOOOH
He
had
OOOOOOOH
Ahhhhhh
AHHHH
I din't wanna wait
For your love

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Cassius's song Protection are cryptic and open to interpretation. The song seems to be about a love that is elusive, and the singer is questioning the depth and strength of the love that he shares with his partner. The repetition of the "OOOOOOOH" and "Ahhhhhh" emphasizes the emotional turmoil that the singer is experiencing. The opening lines OOOOOOOH, suggest that he has experienced a profound emotional connection with his partner, but it's unclear what went wrong.

The line "I didn't wanna wait for your love" suggests that the singer has been waiting for his partner to reciprocate his love, but the wait has been too long, and he can't wait any longer. The tone of the song is melancholic, and the repetition of "AHHHHH" emphasizes the sense of frustration and impatience. The song conveys a sense of emotional exhaustion, and the singer seems to be on the cusp of giving up on the relationship altogether.

Line by Line Meaning

OOOOOOOH
The singer is using a vocalization to express a feeling of excitement or passion.

He
Referring to someone else, possibly a previous partner or a person who failed to protect the singer.

had
This person possessed something that the singer needed or desired, possibly emotional support or protection.

OOOOOOOH
Repeating the first vocalization to continue expressing strong emotions.

Ahhhhhh
Another vocalization used to convey emotion or excitement.

AHHHH
Similar to the previous vocalization, emphasizing the singer's emotion.

I din't wanna wait
The singer was impatient and unwilling to wait for the protection or support that they needed.

For your love
Potentially referring to the love or protection previously mentioned, the singer did not want to wait for this person's affection or assistance.

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: FRANCARD HUBERT ANDRE JOE BLANC, GLADYS GAMBIE, PHILIPPE OLIVIER CERBONESCHI

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